Lena Yao, Ph.D.
Lena Yao, Ph.D.
Managing Director, China, Global Oncology
Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutch
Senior Staff Scientist
Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutch
Senior Staff Scientist
Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutch
Dr. Yue “Lena” Yao’s research focuses on epidemiological studies, particularly related to environmental and pathogenic effects on human health. Her research involves establishing study cohorts of children, women, and environmentally and occupationally exposed populations. She specializes in using high-dimensional exposure, “-omics” and clinical outcomes data to infer the impact of exposures on the human immune system.
Education
Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, University of Washington
B.S., Chemistry, Xiamen University
Research Interests
Dr. Yao’s research focuses on epidemiological studies particularly related to environmental and pathogenic impact to human health. Her research concerns the establishment of study cohorts in children and women, environmental and occupational exposed populations, and inference of impact on human immune system through high-dimensional exposure, “-omics” and clinical outcome data.
Current Projects
Persistent organic pollutants: impact on childhood immunity and risk of infection
TCR-like antibodies for HPV-induced cancer basic research and theranostics
H. pylori and gastric cancer: antibiotic drug resistance, ultrasensitive and non-invasive Hp detection and diagnostic assay development
For the Media
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